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Grandfathered commissions to be banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Grandfathered commissions will be banned from 1 January 2021. Responding to the release of the Royal Commission's final report, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed the payment of grandfathered commissions will be outlawed. Further, from 1 January ...

Former ACCC chair will lead APRA capability review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Royal Commission's final report into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said a capability review would be launched into APRA and led by Graeme Samuel. The Royal Commission final report ...

QIC appoints managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... expertise which has delivered strong investment returns for QIC's clients," O'Brien said. Vicinity Centres has appointed its treasurer Kah Wong as the acting CFO as an international recruitment firm conducts an internal and external search for a new ...

Will the PC recommendations fall through the cracks?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... standpoint, the road from inquiry recommendations to government policy and then passing as law is uncertain at best. Federal Treasurer Stuart Robert said the government will wait for the Hayne Royal Commission final report due on February 1 before formalising ...

First neobank granted full banking licence

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
Volt Bank has become the first neobank to obtain a full banking licence from APRA. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg applauded the news and said it promotes industry competition and company innovation. Likewise, Volt Bank's success shows promise for neobanks ...

CCIV consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... tax and regulatory component, and related explanatory materials - to move the initiative forward. Federal Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the proposals contain a new chapter in the Corporations Act 2001, including core provisions in establishing ...

Budget surplus unlikely as economy stalls: Fitch

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... Government's 2019/20 financial year surplus, according to market analysts at Fitch Solutions. In December 2018, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann announced the Federal Government had received higher than expected revenue ...

AAT upholds AFSL rejection

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... it is an offence of strict liability to make a false or misleading statement in an application for an AFSL." In 2018, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said under ASIC, "perpetrators got off too lightly."

ASFA, ISA, FSC weigh in on the final report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... such as the Protecting Your Super Package currently before parliament, which would address these problems." Federal Treasurer Stuart Robert said there are significant issues that need to be addressed. "The Government will carefully consider the recommendations ...

MYEFO: Regulatory funding increases, Budget surplus doubles

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... Total tax receipts have been revised up by $8.3 billion in 2018-19 and $12.4 billion over the four years to 2021-22. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said MYEFO confirms the strength of the Australian economy.